Associate Professor Clinical Practice, Radiation Oncology

UTMB Health; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX seeks an Associate Professor Clinical Practice in Radiation Oncology to provide patient care for pediatric and adult populations, conduct clinical research, and educate fellows, residents, and students.

The role includes outpatient care with possible inpatient assessments, on-call rotation, and participation in advanced procedures such as stereotactic radiosurgery, brachytherapy planning and delivery, and image-guided simulation, while upholding ethics, quality and

Qualifications

• MD required.
• Board certification in Radiation Oncology (or eligible).
• UTMB-based staff membership requirements and on-call expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient clinical services for pediatric and adult patients, including consultations, follow-up visits, and on-treatment management.
• Engage in clinical research and education of fellows, residents, medical students, PA students, and radiation therapy students.
• Participate in advanced procedures such as stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiation, high-dose treatments, brachytherapy planning and delivery, and image-guided simulation.

Education

MD

Job description

Associate Professor Clinical Practice, Radiation Oncology

Galveston, Texas, United States

Faculty

UTMB Health

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

As an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston you are expected to provide patient clinical services, participate in clinical research and education of all learners.

Patient care will include pediatric and adult patient populations in addition to adult incarcerated patients. The care will predominately focus on outpatient access but may include assessment of inpatients. You will be expected to provide consultations, follow up visits, and on-treatment management visits. These visits may include but not limited to nasopharyngoscopy, pelvic examinations, and exams under anesthesia as examples of procedures related to assessment.

Staffing of special procedures will be necessary such as stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiation treatments, high dose treatment delivery at the LINAC, and clinical setup. You will be staffing 4DRT/simulation and DIBH among other treatment delivery techniques. Brachytherapy insertion, planning and delivery will be required. Image guided simulation and clinical simulation will also be staffed.

You are expected to enroll patients on clinical trials and participate in the education of all learners. The department currently has fellows, residents, medical students, PA students and radiation therapy students rotating on service.

Adherence to compliance, billing standards, patient services that based on standard of care/ethics/quality/safety are of the upmost importance.

You are expected to maintain board certification and all UTMB based requirements for staff membership. You will be expected to take call on a rotational basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

MD

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.